Seat toledo Owner's Manual page 154

TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Electronic S S tability P P rogram ( ( ESP)*
The ESP increases the control over the
vehicle in situations such as accelerating
or in turns.
The ESP expands the functions of the
ABS/TCS and decreases under any cir-
cumstance the risk of skidding. This con-
tributes to an improved stability of the
vehicle.
The system works in the total realm of
speed in relation to the ABS. In case of
failure in the ABS, the ESP will also fail.
The ESP connects automatically when the
engine is switched on and checks itself.
The ESP warning light lights up when
the system is disconnected. See the
"Switches" chapter.
The ESP pilot light lights up when the sys-
tem is disconnected. See "Warning
lights" chapter.
The ESP should always be connected.
Only in exceptional cases, when the skid-
ding effect is desired under extremely
sporty conditions, the system can be dis-
connected.
Afterwards the system should be recon-
nected.
The ABS and the EDS remain connected
even if the ESP is disconnected.
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Functioning
The electronic stability program encom-
passes the ABS, EDS and TCS. In addition
to all available data for these functions,
the ESP control unit needs additional
measurements supplied by high precision
sensors. The measuring data consists of
the speed at which the vehicle turns
around its vertical axis, acceleration,
pressure on brakes and the turn of the
steering wheel.
With the help of the steering wheel sensor
and the vehicle's speed, the desired
direction is determined and constantly
compared to the vehicle's real behavior.
When differences occur, such as incipient
skidding, the ESP automatically brakes
the adequate wheel.
The vehicle stabilizes through the braking
force on the wheel. If the vehicle swings
out (tendency of the tail to swing out) the
brakes will act on the exterior front wheel.
In case the swerve is insufficient (ten-
dency to leave the curve) the braking
force will be exerted on the interior rear
wheel. The braking generates a noise.
Warning
The E E SP c c annot o o vercome p p hysical
limits. T T his m m ust b b e b b orne i i n m m ind
particularly o o n w w et o o r i i cy r r oads.
The d d riving s s tyle m m ust a a lways b b e
adapted t t o t t he r r oad a a nd t t raffic
conditions. T T he i i ncreased s s afety
offered b b y t t he E E SP s s hould n n ot
encourage o o ne t t o t t ake u u nneces-
sary r r isks.
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